PHILADELPHIA, PA– November 15, 2012 – Stephen H. Case and Mark Jacob, co-authors of Treacherous Beauty—Peggy Shippen, the Woman Behind Benedict Arnold’s Plot to Betray America—will discuss their book in a public program presented jointly by the Philadelphia History Museum and the Museum of the American Revolution.The program will take place on December 6, 2012 in the newly reopened Philadelphia History Museum where a portrait of Peggy Shippen is on display.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – November 16, 2012 – We are pleased to present two public programs featuring noted authors who have recently published books on the American Revolution in partnership with the Friends of Independence National Park (November 30) and the Philadelphia History Museum (December 6). On November 30, Todd Andrlik will discuss his book, Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before it Was History, It Was News.

PHILADELPHIA, PA and WILLIAMSBURG, VA – April 1, 2013 – It was George Washington’s home for much of the Revolutionary War, a large oval-shaped tent that was his bedroom and office — the first “oval office” occupied by the first commander-in-chief of American military forces. This national treasure will be displayed in the new Museum of the American Revolution when it opens in Philadelphia in 2016. This summer, it will be reproduced by Historic Trades tailors as part of a new partnership between Colonial Williamsburg and the Museum of the American Revolution.

PHILADELPHIA – April 29, 2013 – Join National Constitution Center Trustee and University of Pennsylvania Professor Richard Beeman on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. as he unveils his newest book Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor: The Forging of American Independence, 1774 – 1776, a lively account of how a group of men from different backgrounds and political beliefs came together to dedicate their lives to a common cause ─ America’s independence from Britain.

PHILADELPHIA – May 1, 2013 – On May 2, 1778, word of the French Alliance reached the Continental Congress. Four days later, soldiers celebrated this news at Valley Forge with a feu de joie--a celebratory rifle salute.

PHILADELPHIA – May 16, 2013 – The Museum of the American Revolution is pleased to join Frank Fox, the American Philosophical Society, the David Library of the American Revolution, and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies as a major sponsor of The American Revolution Reborn: New Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century. This international conference, which received additional support from the Library Company of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Williams College, will be held in Philadelphia from May 30 - June 1, 2013.

PHILADELPHIA – June 6, 2013 – The Museum of the American Revolution is pleased to partner with Sotheby's New York to present Liberty or Death: Relics from the American Revolution. The exhibition features objects on loan from the Museum of the American Revolution's collection as well as items for sale by Sotheby's. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5pm and Sunday 1 pm - 5pm through June 28, 2013 excluding June 15, 16, 21 and 22.

PHILADELPHIA – July 16, 2013 – The Museum of the American Revolution is pleased to announce the launch of Read the Revolution, a bi-monthly email featuring excerpts from exciting, thought-provoking books about the American Revolution. Read the Revolution will cover a diverse range of genres, including history, memoir, biography, children's books, and even, on occasion, historical fiction. The email will also include links to sites and bookstores where you can easily purchase the book.

PHILADELPHIA – October 15, 2013 – The Midwife’s Revolt follows 18th-century midwife Lizzie Boylston's path from grieving widowhood after Bunker Hill, to her deepening friendship with Abigail Adams, and to her dangerous work as a spy for the American side.

PHILADELPHIA – November 11, 2013 – At its September 10, 2013 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Museum of the American Revolution elected Lewis Katz, Director of the Katz Foundation, and Bennett P. Lomax, President and CEO of The Lomax Companies, as new members of the Board. Governor Edward G. Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia, was elected earlier this year.